BCCI asks ECB to bear expenses of team's India tour

[Malcolm Merlyn]

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The BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke has requested the ECB to bear the expenses of its team during England's upcoming tour of India. Shirke said the BCCI was unable to sign the MoU with the ECB at this time because the board could not enter into contracts without directions from the Lodha Committee.

"Dear Phil, I warmly welcome you for the upcoming cricket series. I am however at great pains to inform you that the BCCI is at present not in a position to execute the MoU between the Indian Cricket Board and the ECB," Shirke wrote to ECB secretary Phil Neale, according to the Indian Express. "This is due to restrictions on execution of contracts imposed on the BCCI by a Court order.

"Certain courtesies such as hotel, travel and various other arrangements have been extended to you on arrival of the team in India. However, till the MoU is executed, the BCCI is not in a position to commit to paying for the same. Please make arrangements to remit such payments. The BCCI will inform you as and when further instructions are received by the BCCI from the Lodha Committee. I apologise on behalf of the BCCI for inconvenience that is being caused."

While the BCCI had contacted the Lodha Committee seeking approval for the MoU, the Lodha Committee in its response to the board said forming cricket policy was not part of its remit, but that directions regarding payments could only be given after the BCCI provided more information about the transactions involved.

It is understood that Shirke then sent the committee the unsigned MoU via email late on November 3 evening, but despite being asked for details the email did not contain what the Lodha Committee wanted.

However, there is a larger issue between the Lodha Committee and the BCCI. On October 21, the Supreme Court had directed the BCCI not to distribute funds to state associations until they agreed to comply with the Lodha Committee's recommendations, which the court had approved in an order on July 18. The court also asked Shirke and Thakur to meet the Lodha Committee in two weeks' time and placed several restrictions on the board's ability to enter into contracts, which forced the IPL broadcast and digital rights tender process to be put off indefinitely and prevented the BCCI from signing the MoU with the ECB.

The Lodha Committee then asked the BCCI for an undertaking from Thakur that the board would implement the Supreme Court order of October 21, a step that would indicate that the BCCI was willing to implement the recommendations of the Lodha Committee. As of November 3, Thakur had not given such an undertaking and he and Shirke had not met the committee either.

The Lodha Committee - comprising former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha and retired Supreme Court judges Ashok Bhan and R Raveendran - was formed in January 2015 to determine appropriate punishments for some of the officials involved in the 2013 IPL corruption scandal, and also to propose changes to streamline the BCCI, reform its functioning, prevent sporting fraud and conflict of interest.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1064722.html

[Malcolm Merlyn]

SC is screwing the only sports governing body in the country that has done any good.Screwing the only sports we are actually world class in.This is getting ridiculous.

 

The SC was asked to judge on a case of Conflict of Interest of Srinivasan,not takeover the BCCI.

 

[Austin 3:!6]

Hightime finance minister Arun Jaitley interferes and sort this mess out. Richest board cant afford hotel for 5 tests?

 

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Govt needs to step in and pass a ordinance.Enough of Lodha committee.

[sandeep]

Its clear that the board is trying to intentionally create situations where there will be some sort of PR backlash against Lodha committee.  

[fineleg]

SC should remove current BCCI honchos, and appoint a brand new BCCI executive team.

[kosingh]

Whether SC is overstepping its bounds or not, BCCI is inventing problems cast SC in bad light.  Thakur just is not as shrewd as Srini. I don't see him winning the political game for as long as Srini did.

[BeautifulGame]

Another lying episode by BCCI.Shameless buffoons .

From cricinfo

The England squad are pretty much laughing off any suggestion that the tour could be abandoned. They will not be required to pay any hotel bills - the BCCI has a contract with the hotels accommodating England on this trip and cannot wriggle out of that obligation - and it seems, instead, they are caught up in a PR battle between the BCCI and the Supreme Court of India. It is the sort of tiresome brinksmanship that may come back to bite the hosts when global events are being allocated.

Only a few days ago, there were attempts to plant stories in the media about England not being given the warm-up game they wanted ahead of the first Test as the BCCI could not afford to stage it. It was news to England. Their schedule is an on-going problem and squeezing in a warm-up game between the end of the Bangladesh tour and the first Test in India was not an appealing prospect for a squad that go through life in a constant state of near exhaustion.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1064782.html

Wish SC take these fake leaks to undermine the court as contempt of court and take action .

In the name tying to put pressure on the Lodha committee , they are sullying the image of the nation.

[Forever Indian]

BCCI clearly trying to gain Indian public sympathy by planting new stories against SC but the truth will soon bite the BCCI babus. The truth that the Indian public love the Indian Cricket team and not the Board that controls it. If tomorrow the SC asks a new board to be formed to replace BCCI, the public is going to not bother about it at all.

[Mosher]

BCCI  

[sscomp32]

30 minutes ago, Forever Indian said:

BCCI clearly trying to gain Indian public sympathy by planting new stories against SC but the truth will soon bite the BCCI babus. The truth that the Indian public love the Indian Cricket team and not the Board that controls it. If tomorrow the SC asks a new board to be formed to replace BCCI, the public is going to not bother about it at all.

Very few people actually love BCCI. Public wont bother till they get continuous international cricket. 

Edited November 4, 2016 by sscomp32

[Vilander]

Guys stop with your BCCI hate, but this is clearly an overreach from the judicial committee. Even if they had to freeze accounts requsite funds can and should be released for the ECB tour, this is getting ridiculous. Just because BCCI and Lodha committee have a tiff to sort Ind V Eng tests cant wait. SC needs to see it fit to intervene now.

[mishra]

1 hour ago, BeautifulGame said:

Another lying episode by BCCI.Shameless buffoons .

From cricinfo

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1064782.html

Wish SC take these fake leaks to undermine the court as contempt of court and take action .

In the name tying to put pressure on the Lodha committee , they are sullying the image of the nation.

Why not give onus on SC to stop idiocy.

[kosingh]

Tomorrow Thakur will blame climate change on the Lodha report.

[BeautifulGame]

Why not give onus on SC to stop idiocy.

Yeah why bother to follow the law of the land

[mishra]

10 minutes ago, BeautifulGame said:

Yeah why bother to follow the law of the land

National Institutions are there to serve public of nation, Not other way round.

[BeautifulGame]

National Institutions are there to serve public of nation, Not other way round.

Good let's hope BCCI understands that as well

[mishra]

9 minutes ago, BeautifulGame said:

Good let's hope BCCI understands that as well

Same applies to Supreme Court. More So.

[YCCC]

Asking for financial help from the ECB means automatic relegation and minus 45 points for next season.

[Vilander]

2 hours ago, fineleg said:

SC should remove current BCCI honchos, and appoint a brand new BCCI executive team.

the problem with this is below.

 

1, SC has a mandate to enable and ensure justice as the highest court if the land.

 

2, They do not have the competence to assess or ascertain the executives needed for an sport organization with international commitments.

 

This would be a definition of overreach. Extensive judicial intervention into any executive action be it of the parliament or a relatively insignificant sport body like bcci or for that matter say a multinational organization or a private school will still be judicial overreach. There is no contempt here but i am sure SC sees this as well. Not knowing the facts of this Lodha panel and its suggestions, wonder what is going on between Lodha panel and BCCI, why is it so touch to implement.